ADVISORY COUNCIL
The
Council meets each year in June and December to review selected
Louisiana Sea Grant activities and provide counsel regarding program
focus, development, and operations.
Louisiana Sea Grant has maintained a high-profile Advisory Council for several decades. Membership is
drawn from the leaders of State agencies, regional Federal offices, area communities, and stakeholders.
The primary role of the Advisory Council (as a whole) has been to help guide LASG’s Strategic Plan by
providing input and feedback in the development of that plan and ratifying the final version. Many
Council members play a more direct, interactive role in the program by assisting with LASG’s Omnibus
and Program Development proposal review process, as well as contributing to specific research and
outreach programs.
Louisiana Sea Grant Advisory Council
| Member |
Affiliation |
Ms. Yvonne Allen
|
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Dr. Virginia Burkett
|
U.S. Geological Survey |
| Dr. Paul Coreil |
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, LSU AgCenter |
| Ms. Jean Cowen |
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Mr. Douglas Drennan |
Aquaculture Systems Technologies, Inc. |
| Mr. Wayne Keller |
Grand Isle Port Commission |
| Dr. Paul Kemp |
Audubon Louisiana Coastal Initiative |
| Mr. Kai Midboe |
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC |
| Dr. James Pahl |
Governor's Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration |
Mr. Buddy Pausina |
Commercial Oysterman (retired) |
Mr. Randy Pausina |
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
| Mr. Harlon Pearce |
Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board |
| Mr. Corky Perret |
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (retired) |
| Mr. Kerry St. Pé |
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program |
The eight-member Louisiana Sea Grant Academic Advisory Panel (AAP) is composed of researchers and
professors from several State universities. It is consulted as needed for comments and suggestions
concerning strategic planning, advice, and guidance for LASG management; evaluations of the
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) applications; and assistance with ways
Louisiana Sea Grant can benefit from panel members’ respective campuses. The AAP also serves as the
program’s distribution conduit through which LASG connects with partner academic institutions.
